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News Feed Latest worldwide news Starting pitchers have plenty to prove in Game Five ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals and Boston's Jon Lester will reprise their Game One duel in Monday's crucial fifth game of the World Series with both pitchers going in with something to prove at Busch Stadium. Cilic ban reduced by CAS Former top-10 player Marin Cilic had his doping ban reduced to four months Friday, leaving the Croatian with a sense of "justice" but the head of tennis' world governing body seeking answers. Dance Review Melanie Maars Our Other at Danspace Project In Our Other by Melanie Maar, a woman changes into a birdlike creature. Dance Review Boris Charmatzs Leve des Conflits Extended at MoMA In Leve des Conflits Extended (Suspension of Conflicts Extended), 24 dancers are cycling through a sequence, whose core concept is mathematical. Hit by Low Prices, Lobstermen Are at Odds in Maine and Canada A surplus of lobster has pushed down prices and stoked arguments over the coast of origin, and even which flags catch is the tastiest. Common Sense Plan to Tax the Rich Could Aim Higher The mayoral candidate Bill de Blasios proposal to raise taxes on the citys wealthy wont touch many of the wealthiest. App Smart A Roundup of Worthy Apps for the New iPads To showcase what makes a tablet special, try apps beyond the usual Web browser and e-book reader. Russia's Sovcombank to buy local GE Money Bank MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's mid-sized Sovcombank is buying the local unit of GE Money Bank, a subsidiary of U.S. conglomerate General Electric , in another departure of a foreign bank from a Russian... Turkish entrepreneur opens first online 'halal' sex shop ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish entrepreneur has opened what he says is the country's first online sex shop for Muslims, selling everything from lubricants to herbal aphrodisiacs and offering advice on how to have "halal" sex. Ex-reporter claims hacking at Trinity Mirror paper-Sky LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - A former reporter on a tabloid owned by Trinity Mirror has claimed the newspaper hacked into the phones of celebrities, Sky News reported on Thursday, potentially broadening a scandal that has so far largely affected Rupert Murdoch's News Corp . Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Polands First Post-Communist Prime Minister, Dies at 86 Mr. Mazowiecki was appointed as the first non-communist prime minister in the Soviet bloc in 1989 and helped usher in democratic change across eastern Europe. Novelties Microsatellites What Big Eyes They Have By expanding Earth imaging, low-cost satellites could help many businesses keep track of their operations. But frequent updating of those images may also raise privacy questions. Sexism or just all-American fun? Women dancing on the fringes of competitive sport has been labeled an echo from an age of sexism and misogyny. Hear the case for and against. Obamacare will work Sally Kohn says millions of formerly uninsured Americans now have insurance because of Obamacare. Snafus with the health exchanges are temporary and should not obscure the law's successes US STOCKS-SP 500 ends at record high on Fed hopes * Dow down 0.01 pct, SP 500 up 0.1 pct, Nasdaq down 0.1 pct New York City Amends Fee Policy for a Visit to the Met Clarifying decades of legal vagueness, the amended lease spells out that the Metropolitan Museum of Art is allowed to charge a suggested admission fee. The man who sleeps with sharks Meet Brett McBride, a 46-year-old shark wrangler who's not afraid to get up-close and personal with some of the fiercest creatures on the planet. And all in the name of science. T Magazine Gallery | The Buildings and Statuary of Central Park, in Gorgeous Watercolor Drawings of New Yorks most famous sanctuary, by the artists Andrew Zega and Bernd H. Dams, are the subject of a new exhibition at Didier Aaron, on the Upper East Side. Motherlode Blog When Eat It Isnt the Answer The Halloween Candy Dilemma In my family, we just eat the Halloween candy. Its a great festival of sugar that ends only when we cant take it anymore. But if thats not an option in your house, what do you do with the annual haul? Motherlode Blog When Eat It Isnt the Answer The Halloween Candy Dilemma In my family, we just eat the Halloween candy. Its a great festival of sugar that ends only when we cant take it anymore. But if thats not an option in your house, what do you do with the annual haul? Lawmaker Offers Strong Defense of U.S. Surveillance Efforts in Europe Representative Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said the National Security Agencys surveillance program was designed to protect the countries from the threat of terror. Sports Briefing | Soccer Messi Rescues Barcelona in Champions League Lionel Messi scored a first-half equalizer to earn visiting Barcelona a 1-1 draw against A.C. Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday. Memo From Britain British Tabloids on Trial, Along With Ex-Editors The trial of former editors in Rupert Murdochs media empire is expected to be aggressive and detailed, with the potential for more revelations about the inner workings of British tabloid journalism. Kenny Perry Falls Into Tie in San Antonio Kenny Perry bogeyed the final hole Saturday to drop into a five-way tie for the lead in the Champions Tour's ATT Championship. Rapper Chris Brown arrested in Washington over assault WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rapper Chris Brown was arrested and charged with assault in Washington early on Sunday after getting into a fight with a man outside a hotel near the White House, police said. Wealth Matters When Having a Nanny Cam Isnt Enough Tips on how to avoid pitfalls in the employment of household help. UPDATE 3-Biogen's new MS drug tops expectations; ups 2013 forecast Oct 28 (Reuters) - Biogen Idec Inc on Monday reported $286 million in third-quarter sales of its high-profile new multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera, providing fresh evidence that the medicine is off... Saudi drivers Several women who publicly supported a campaign to defy Saudi Arabia's de facto ban on women driving fear they are being followed and investigated by the country's secret police. After Crash In Beijing, Moves to Halt Flow of News A vehicle that careered along a crowded sidewalk in the capital and burst into flames killed and injured several people, and witness accounts suggested the driver had acted deliberately. Hip-Hop Figure Gets Life Sentence for Drug Ring James Rosemond, linked by rumors to the feud that left the rappers Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. dead, was convicted last year of running a multimillion-dollar cocaine empire. Why do clouds get a bad rap? Cloud Appreciation Society founder Gavin Pretor-Pinney explains why you should learn to appreciate the beauty of clouds. Polio cases suspected in Syria The World Health Organization said Saturday it is investigating a possible outbreak of polio in Syria, where an ongoing civil war has decimated the public health infrastructure. Lorenzo back in MotoGP title race Marc Marquez is disqualified in Australia to give rival Jorge Lorenzo hope of defending his MotoGP crown. Jump-Starter Kits for the Mind Low-level electric current offers promise, and potential perils, as a way to stimulate the brain, but many do-it-yourselfers arent waiting for confirmation. Theyre rushing to buy kits online or hooking themselves to nine-volt batteries. Hallelujah! Pope toasts 10 million Twitter followers ROME (Reuters) - A jubilant Pope Francis celebrated reaching 10 million followers on messaging site Twitter on Sunday, a milestone in the Vatican's drive to spread the gospel through social... On Baseball Closers Pickoff Surprised Even the Red Sox Koji Uehara, the Red Sox closer, was trying to throw off Carlos Beltrans timing in the bottom of the ninth by throwing over to first base in Game 4 of the World Series. Whats on Monday Television highlights. Opinionator | The Stone Is the Dumb Jock Really a Nerd? In a seminal brain study, a cultural bias that separates knowledge and physical skill skewed interpretation of the results. Philosophy can help overcome that bias. Special Report As Egypt's Brotherhood retreats, risk of extremism rises ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - In Egypt's second city, medical student Ahmed Nabil lives in fear that the police may come and arrest him any day. As a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, he is part of a movement facing an onslaught by the security forces which toppled Islamist President Mohamed Mursi in July. Storm death toll rises as wind, rain batters northern Europe LONDON/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Hurricane strength winds battered northern Europe on Monday, killing more than a dozen people, cutting power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and train journeys.

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